Disclaimer: see chapter one
Chapter three: A Star With Another
I noticed Belle looked through the peephole before opening it she was being paranoid. She slowly opened the door, and the police immediately walked inside.
I stood up but felt dizzy, so I decided to sit down on the couch and wait for someone to approach me. And soon an officer came over to me.
I was in a daze, as he asked me questions, I only nodded to, until he asked me the next question.
"Miss. Please, this will all be over if you tell us, has this occurred before?"
I raised my sapphire eyes scornfully to his black endless eyes. Belle sat down next to me, and placed her hand on my back for comfort.
It was so hard to admit to a complete stranger, "Yes," I said.
Tears began to form in my eyes, but I quickly wiped them away briskly.
"Why has this not come to our attention before?"
I brought my eyes from him to the engaging floor. And I sat in complete shock, why had I not called, oh yeah! I remember.
"Miss."
"Oh shut the hell up, she just needs time!" Belle yelled to the officer.
I raised my eyes to Belle, who was still red with furry, and anger. I brought my hand to her knee and patted it.
"Belle calm down." I insisted.
"Miss, please answer, why haven't you brought this to our attention, we could have stopped this attack!"
"NO!" I shouted.
The entire room stared at me as if I were crazy, or out of my wits.
"I don't think you could have stopped him," I said.
"Gabby!" Belle said, "Just explain to him why you never called."
The policeman gave a sharp look at Belle, he had a very surprised look on his face, as if he didn't think she knew all along.
"I-" I began "I think you know how long he would stay in jail, for this, and attorneys turn things around, I don't want him to have more anger towards me, when it is a possibility that two to five are his confined years!" I yelled.
The officer kindly put his hand on my knee.
"I do understand, now if you answer this question, we can put him away for a much longer time." He explained.
My eyes burned and a tear glittered on the tip of my eyes lash.
"What?" I whispered in question.
"Has he ever threatened your life, and acted upon his words?"
My heart skipped a beat and the tear slipped of my lash, and onto my paled cheek.
"He-"
"He has," Belle quickly said. "But she was treated by doctors,"
I lifted my head to view hers, she knew how hard it would be to admit it.
"She had a stab wound before, and he has strangled her until she was nearly blue in the face." Belle described.
I clenched my fists in remembrance of what had happened.
"Belle!" I yelled, "Please I don't want you to think about this, I will explain it,"
Belle was about to speak but I interrupted her thankfully. I turned my gaze to the officer.
"He has tried to kill me, but he always laughed, I usually thought it was a joke, until you feel cold steel ripping into you," I said with rage.
"I think that is all for now, we can try and set an attempted murder charge on him," The police officer stated.
He stood up and I glared at him.
'How dare he try to make me think of how many horrible things Steve has done to me.' I thought.
The officer smiled and went over to his three partners, and they began to converse with each other. Then I brought my stare back to Belle who had tears in her eyes.
"Belle, don't cry I am fine," I tired to reassure her.
"You were stabbed, he nearly killed you."
I smiled softly at her and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Not," I begin, "When it hits you in the arm,"
She brought her eyes to me and the tears fell.
"It could have been your heart,"
"Silly, he wouldn't kill me, then he would go to jail, I only pushed it so the officer would understand how dangerous he is," I explained.
Belle grabbed me and began to squeeze tight.
"I am glad you're alright!" she cried.
I patted her back and listened to her cries of contentment.
'I am glad to,' I thought.
"Khum!" Someone said in a cough.
WE let go of our friendly embrace and looked up at the dingy police officer.
"Miss, we are going to search for him, as his note said he should be returning shortly, so do you have a place to stay?" he asked.
Belle and I turned to each other and smiled.
"She will stay at me house," Belle said.
"Now this is my number at the precinct, call there if there is any trouble." He said and handed a small rectangular piece of paper to me.
I nodded my head and took it.
Belle and I sat up and went to the back room and began to pack my necessities. Not to long after we came out with two bags full of close and other things.
"Alright, thank you officer!" I shook his hand and it was revolting.
Belle said the same and we quickly went out the door, and down the stairs, to Belle's Jeep Grand Cherokee. We packed my belongings and head off to her and her mother's house.
~*~
As we slowly went inside Belle's beautiful home, her mom rushed over to us. With question written on her face she decided to ask one.
"What are you doing Gabriela?" Her mom asked.
"Trisha, I am going to stay here for a day, until we find our place," I explained.
Trisha, Belle's mom, stared at Belle angrily.
"Are you going to explain this?" she asked.
"Not now!" Belle retorted.
"Belle Leanne, you tell me now, or you can forget moving out!" He mom said loudly.
Belle and I looked at each other in anger.
"Mom, can't you just one day be normal like Gabby's parents?"
"Her parents don't care, no wonder they don't, look at this influence she has on you, talking back to your mother!" Trisha believed.
"How dare you say anything about her parents, they love her, which is more than I can say for how you feel for me!" Belle shouted.
"Watch you-"
"No, I will not fucking watch my mouth, if you will excuse my friend and I, we are going to speak in my locked room!" Belle yelled.
I stared in amazement at her then I quickly grabbed my bags and followed her to the end of the hall, where we turned right, which is where her room was.
She waved me in and I went in. Belle rapidly pushed her door closed and locked it. She then sat on her bed.
"So, how are you?" she sarcastically asked.
We then busted out into laughter. But then stopped suddenly when we noticed the sun had dimmed.
Both Belle and I scrambled to the window and opened the blinds. It was a solar eclipse.
"Make a wish!" I insisted.
"What?" Belle questioned.
"A wish, it is a star, with another, make a wish and our wish will double!" I said smartly.
"Um, what about?" she asked.
I thought and then came up with a wish to suit us both.
"A better place to live, away from your crazy mother, and my well now I guess ex-boyfriend."
"Yes, I think that is perfect!"
So we both nodded to each other and made the wish,
'I wish both Belle and myself, can live in a peaceful world away from this insanity of a boy friend and a mother,' I thought, and I suppose Belle did as well.
We opened our eyes and nothing had happened. We curved our ears, but we could still hear the clanking of dishes in the kitchen.
"I guess wishes don't come true," I said.
"Maybe, but I want to sleep, we need our rest if we want to leave bright and early for that apartment we had our eyes on,"
I nodded. And I set up my bed on the ground and Belle slept in her bed. I slipped under the covers and slowly fell asleep.
Chapter three: A Star With Another
I noticed Belle looked through the peephole before opening it she was being paranoid. She slowly opened the door, and the police immediately walked inside.
I stood up but felt dizzy, so I decided to sit down on the couch and wait for someone to approach me. And soon an officer came over to me.
I was in a daze, as he asked me questions, I only nodded to, until he asked me the next question.
"Miss. Please, this will all be over if you tell us, has this occurred before?"
I raised my sapphire eyes scornfully to his black endless eyes. Belle sat down next to me, and placed her hand on my back for comfort.
It was so hard to admit to a complete stranger, "Yes," I said.
Tears began to form in my eyes, but I quickly wiped them away briskly.
"Why has this not come to our attention before?"
I brought my eyes from him to the engaging floor. And I sat in complete shock, why had I not called, oh yeah! I remember.
"Miss."
"Oh shut the hell up, she just needs time!" Belle yelled to the officer.
I raised my eyes to Belle, who was still red with furry, and anger. I brought my hand to her knee and patted it.
"Belle calm down." I insisted.
"Miss, please answer, why haven't you brought this to our attention, we could have stopped this attack!"
"NO!" I shouted.
The entire room stared at me as if I were crazy, or out of my wits.
"I don't think you could have stopped him," I said.
"Gabby!" Belle said, "Just explain to him why you never called."
The policeman gave a sharp look at Belle, he had a very surprised look on his face, as if he didn't think she knew all along.
"I-" I began "I think you know how long he would stay in jail, for this, and attorneys turn things around, I don't want him to have more anger towards me, when it is a possibility that two to five are his confined years!" I yelled.
The officer kindly put his hand on my knee.
"I do understand, now if you answer this question, we can put him away for a much longer time." He explained.
My eyes burned and a tear glittered on the tip of my eyes lash.
"What?" I whispered in question.
"Has he ever threatened your life, and acted upon his words?"
My heart skipped a beat and the tear slipped of my lash, and onto my paled cheek.
"He-"
"He has," Belle quickly said. "But she was treated by doctors,"
I lifted my head to view hers, she knew how hard it would be to admit it.
"She had a stab wound before, and he has strangled her until she was nearly blue in the face." Belle described.
I clenched my fists in remembrance of what had happened.
"Belle!" I yelled, "Please I don't want you to think about this, I will explain it,"
Belle was about to speak but I interrupted her thankfully. I turned my gaze to the officer.
"He has tried to kill me, but he always laughed, I usually thought it was a joke, until you feel cold steel ripping into you," I said with rage.
"I think that is all for now, we can try and set an attempted murder charge on him," The police officer stated.
He stood up and I glared at him.
'How dare he try to make me think of how many horrible things Steve has done to me.' I thought.
The officer smiled and went over to his three partners, and they began to converse with each other. Then I brought my stare back to Belle who had tears in her eyes.
"Belle, don't cry I am fine," I tired to reassure her.
"You were stabbed, he nearly killed you."
I smiled softly at her and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Not," I begin, "When it hits you in the arm,"
She brought her eyes to me and the tears fell.
"It could have been your heart,"
"Silly, he wouldn't kill me, then he would go to jail, I only pushed it so the officer would understand how dangerous he is," I explained.
Belle grabbed me and began to squeeze tight.
"I am glad you're alright!" she cried.
I patted her back and listened to her cries of contentment.
'I am glad to,' I thought.
"Khum!" Someone said in a cough.
WE let go of our friendly embrace and looked up at the dingy police officer.
"Miss, we are going to search for him, as his note said he should be returning shortly, so do you have a place to stay?" he asked.
Belle and I turned to each other and smiled.
"She will stay at me house," Belle said.
"Now this is my number at the precinct, call there if there is any trouble." He said and handed a small rectangular piece of paper to me.
I nodded my head and took it.
Belle and I sat up and went to the back room and began to pack my necessities. Not to long after we came out with two bags full of close and other things.
"Alright, thank you officer!" I shook his hand and it was revolting.
Belle said the same and we quickly went out the door, and down the stairs, to Belle's Jeep Grand Cherokee. We packed my belongings and head off to her and her mother's house.
~*~
As we slowly went inside Belle's beautiful home, her mom rushed over to us. With question written on her face she decided to ask one.
"What are you doing Gabriela?" Her mom asked.
"Trisha, I am going to stay here for a day, until we find our place," I explained.
Trisha, Belle's mom, stared at Belle angrily.
"Are you going to explain this?" she asked.
"Not now!" Belle retorted.
"Belle Leanne, you tell me now, or you can forget moving out!" He mom said loudly.
Belle and I looked at each other in anger.
"Mom, can't you just one day be normal like Gabby's parents?"
"Her parents don't care, no wonder they don't, look at this influence she has on you, talking back to your mother!" Trisha believed.
"How dare you say anything about her parents, they love her, which is more than I can say for how you feel for me!" Belle shouted.
"Watch you-"
"No, I will not fucking watch my mouth, if you will excuse my friend and I, we are going to speak in my locked room!" Belle yelled.
I stared in amazement at her then I quickly grabbed my bags and followed her to the end of the hall, where we turned right, which is where her room was.
She waved me in and I went in. Belle rapidly pushed her door closed and locked it. She then sat on her bed.
"So, how are you?" she sarcastically asked.
We then busted out into laughter. But then stopped suddenly when we noticed the sun had dimmed.
Both Belle and I scrambled to the window and opened the blinds. It was a solar eclipse.
"Make a wish!" I insisted.
"What?" Belle questioned.
"A wish, it is a star, with another, make a wish and our wish will double!" I said smartly.
"Um, what about?" she asked.
I thought and then came up with a wish to suit us both.
"A better place to live, away from your crazy mother, and my well now I guess ex-boyfriend."
"Yes, I think that is perfect!"
So we both nodded to each other and made the wish,
'I wish both Belle and myself, can live in a peaceful world away from this insanity of a boy friend and a mother,' I thought, and I suppose Belle did as well.
We opened our eyes and nothing had happened. We curved our ears, but we could still hear the clanking of dishes in the kitchen.
"I guess wishes don't come true," I said.
"Maybe, but I want to sleep, we need our rest if we want to leave bright and early for that apartment we had our eyes on,"
I nodded. And I set up my bed on the ground and Belle slept in her bed. I slipped under the covers and slowly fell asleep.